Hello Aleeha, Welcome to the list. This is an interesting question. Are you certain these problematic long descriptions are coded as Alt text? Are you able to hear these descriptions using a different screen reader? If you browse through the various lists of elements in the web rotor (VO+u) and the list of all items as displayed in the item chooser (VO+i), do you hear them read anywhere? Are you experiencing this issue on any other websites? Are you able to provide a link to an example problem so other members of the list can try to troubleshoot? Have you tried working the site with a browser other than the stock Safari? I’ve had a number of issues where the current version of Safari will not read certain items on certain websites, the most common issue being with headings. Two popular alternative browsers are Google Chrome and Webkit. I’d recommend trying the latest nightly build of Webkit, which can be downloaded from webkit.org.
HTH, Cheers, Bryan On Jan 18, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > I am a new member of the list and have a question about working > with images with extremely long alt text descriptions. I am working > with WebAssign, an online homework system, for my Calculus class. > Currently, I have a test assignment that I am trying with a Mac > running the latest OS. The question of concern is one in which the > images are tied to radio buttons and are graphs with extremely long > text descriptions in the alt field. VoiceOver, however, won't read > them, even though image verbosity is set to all. The funny thing is > that VoiceOver will read the alt text associated with other images on > the site, but this text is much shorter. To give an example, the > longer alt text might read a bit like this: > "This is a graph of two random curves. The first curve begins at > (-5,7) and continues down and to the right, ending at (5,-8). The > second curve begins at (-2,1) and continues up and to the right, > ending at (4,6)." > All the short alt text says, in general, is "your answer is correct." > Does anyone have suggestions as to how to make VoiceOver read this content? <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
